A cokpobation of del aw abe



v Re. 17,758;

F. NEMETHY,

AUToMoBiLE SHIPPING DEVICE Original Filed Nov.

July 2%, mm;

Reissued July 29, 1930 UNITED. STATES FRANK J. NEMETIIY, J'R., OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFOIN'IA, ASSIGNOR TO THE EVANS PATENT OFFICE AUTO LOADING CO. INC., 0]? DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE v AUTOMOBIIIIE SHIPPING DEVICE Original No. 1,651,405, dated December 6, 1927, Serial No. 747,531, filed November 3,1924. -Application for reissue filed December 17, 1929. Serial No. 414,812.

cl'fidin vertical legs carrying horizontal arms extending inwardly to carry the load, so that the decks on opposite sides of the automobile are spaced apart fir enough to give the necessary clearance for the lower automob1le. In the form shown inthe drawings, the hori zontal arm supports one end of one of the axles by engagement with the wheel hub and is braced by an inclined member extending from its free end'downwardly to the ver-,

tical legs.

The above and other objects and features of the invention, including various novel details of construction, will be apparent from the following description of one illustrative embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a vertical transverse section through. a box car showing upper and lower automobiles ready for shipment with the upper automobile carried by my novel decks;

Fig.2 is a side elevation of two of the decks on the same side of the automobile, with the position of the automobile indicated in dot and dash lines; and Fig. 3 is a top plan View of the deck.

In thearrangem'ent selected for il1ustra tion, the decks are used to carry an upper automobile 10 in a box car '12 having a floor 14 and side walls 16 and 18, the automobile 10 being supported in the upper part of the box car with clearance beneath for a second automobile 20. The upper automobile is sup; ported by four novel racks or decks, illustrated as being built up out of angle iron par-ts, and each of which supports one hub of the automobile so that the four decks taken together form a support for the automobile which. ermits more or less relative move ment d iiring shipment on account of the movements due-to the automobile springs,

'etc., without loosening any of the securing means. That is to say,,no two of these racks are rigidly connected so that they may move slightly independently of one another.

Each rack is shownas havingfour vertical legs 22, each having riveted thereto at thebottom angle fittings 24 to be nailed to the floor of the freight carl. The vertical legs are securely connected by suitable trans. verse pieces 26 of angle iron. Each pair of legsof the rack carries at its upper end a horizontal .arm 28, to which is adjustably' secured by a bolt and slot connection 30,

'a continuation 32, having a flanged end to' be nailed or otherwisesecured to the side wall 16 or, 18 of the freight car. At their inner ,ends tlie'arms 28 are connected by a transverse block 34, shown as being made of wood, WhlCll is recessedat-36 to receive one of the hubs of'the automobile. The hub is prevented from coming out of the recess 36 by a hook. 38 whichencircles the hub and which is held by a nut 40 engaging a'bracket 42 bolted to the block 34 and formed with a slot for the lower end of the hook.

Each block 84 is additionally supported by Inclined braces 44 riveted to the vertical legs 22 and terminating below the free end' of the corresponding horizontal arm 28. In the arrangement shown, this permits use of a single bolt 46 at each endof the block 34 I passing through the block and through the ends of arm 28 and brace 44. Tension members 48, shown as flexible chains, are secured to the upper ends of legs 22 and to the floor 14. While one illustrative embodiment of the. invention has been described in'detail, it is not myintention to limit its scope to that particular embodiment, or otherwise than by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. Automobile supporting means for usein freight cars comprising four racks, one for each end of each axle of the automobile, and each of which consists of a plurality of VBItlcal supporting legs, the legs ofopposite racks being spaced far .enough apart transversely of the automobile to permit a second automobile to be run between them, horizontal arms projecting inwardly from the top ends of the legs to form a horizontal oflset, and devices carried by the inner ends of the horizontal arms and which are constructed and' arranged to support the hubs of the auto 1 mobile. a 2. Automobile supporting means for use in freight cars comprising four racks, one for each end of each axle of the automobile, and 10 each of which consists of a plurality of vertical supporting legs, hori'zonta supporting means carried by the supporting legs and extending beyond the legs at both sides, the supporting means being formed at one end for attachment to'the side Wall of the freight car, and a device carried by the other end of the supporting means for supporting one end of one axle of the automobile. 3. An automobile shipping device for supporting an axle of an automobile in elevated position in a freight car comprising vertically arranged-supporting means at each end of 7 said axle, said means being spaced from the side walls of said car and spaced apart a 95 greater distance the overall Width of said automobile, whereby a second automobile maybe run between said supporting means, horizontally arranged hub supporting means secured to the upper ends of said first'named 0 supporting means and extending laterally to each side thereof transversely of said car, means for fixedly connecting the inner ends of said hub supporting means to Wheel hubs on said axle, means for rigidly connecting 1 35 the opposite ends thereof to the side Walls of said car, and means for adjusting said automobile supportmg means and hub engaging a means toward and from said side walls.

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